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City Council Highlights - July 14, 2026 Councilmembers in attendance were: Mayor Heineman, Councilmembers Buscher, Olson, Peters, Riley, Specht, and Stewart. Consent Agenda The City Council unanimously passed 12 Consent Agenda items. Public Hearing This regular City Council meeting began with two Public Hearings. The first public hearing was to Adopt Resolution #26- 151 Vacating Drainage and Utility Easements in "Sunfish Lake Business Park" and "Sunfish Lake Business Park Third Addition." Wildlife Research, located at 14485 Azurite Street NW, is preparing to expand its operations in Ramsey. The existing parcels include platted drainage and utility easements that will obstruct the proposed addition to the building. The existing public drainage and utility easements are proposed to be vacated and then rededicated in the correct areas with the new plat. Council approved the resolution. The second public hearing was to Adopt Resolution #26-159 Approving the Modification to the Development Program for Development District No. 1 and Establishing Tax Increment Financing District No. 20 (Trident) Within Development District No. 1 and Approving the Tax Increment Financing Plan Therefor; Approving a Development Agreement and Authorizing an Interfund Loan. This case considers the creation of TIF District No. 20 to provide tax increment financing assistance to Ramsey Senior Housing, LLC (Trident) for the construction of an assisted living/memory care project in the COR in Ramsey. Trident Development is proposing to build a 2-story 78-unit Senior Assisted Living building, a 1-story 24-unit Memory Care building and a 4-story 84-unit Independent Living building adjacent to the VA Clinic. A motion was made to remove all information regarding the Development Agreement from the resolution. The Development Agreement will be considered at a future meeting. Council unanimously approved the amended resolution. Council Business included five cases. The first case was to Consider Adoption of Resolution #26-158 Approving Purchase Agreement, Right of Re - Entry Agreement, LAHA Funds and Sale of Outlot B, COR Stone Brook Academy Elevate Hope House for Mixed -use Project. This case considers the sale ofOutlot B, COR STONE BROOK ACADEMY to Elevate Hope House (EHH), a Minnesota non-profit corporation, to build a minimum 8,500 square foot mixed -use coffee shop, Retail and 3-bedroom affordable apartment. Council unanimously approved the resolution. The next case was to Adopt Resolution #26-161 Accepting Bids and Awarding Contract for Riverside West Street Reconstruction, Improvement Project #26-06. This project proposes to reconstruct 137th Avenue and Dolomite Street within the Riverside West subdivision. Additionally, the project proposes milling and overlaying Ebony Street, which is located in the same subdivision but was constructed 13 years after the original streets. Construction will begin late this summer with substantial completion expected by early October. Council approved the resolution awarding the contract to North Valley, Inc. The next case was to Introduce Ordinance #26-12 Code Amendment Pertaining to Outdoor Storage Performance Standards in the I-1 Zoning District. The proposed ordinance updates the required acreage for outdoor storage for the I-1 Zoning District from 5 acres to 1 acre. When the Zoning Code was re -written in 2023, a decision was made to include a 5-acre minimum lot area for properties in the I-1 Light Industrial district to have limited outdoor storage. Staff is comfortable reducing the acreage to allow I-1 properties to have screened outdoor storage, while remaining proportional to the building footprint. Council approved the introduction with a vote of 6 to 1. The fourth case was to Adopt Ordinance #26-09 Amending City Code Section 106-354 (Private Trees in New Development Areas). This case is the second reading to consider a draft Ordinance amending the tree preservation standards. Language has been added to specify that alternative methods for collecting significant tree data may be approved by the Zoning Administrator upon sufficient documentation. Both the EPB and the Planning Commission reviewed the ordinance and unanimously recommended approval. Council unanimously adopted the Ordinance. The final case was to Introduce Ordinance #26-14 Authorizing Salary Increase for Mayor and City Council. The last increase for the Mayor and City Council occurred in 2005. The proposed ordinance would increase the annual City Council salary from $6,000 to $10,000 and the Mayor's salary from $8,000 to $12,000. State law requires any increase to City Council pay to take effect following the next election. Council approved the introduction with a vote of 5 to 2. View the entire agenda. Watch the City Council meeting on OCTV. CITY OF RAMSEY 1 City UPDATE 1 July 17, 2026 2